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Modi Govt 3.0: Know the Educational Qualification of Central Ministers
By Prachi Kiran
Updated: Thursday, June 13, 2024, 0:03 [IST]
Narendra Damodar Das Modi has been sworn in for the third term consecutively as the Prime Minister of India on June 9, 2024. The Prime Minister had been accompanied in the Cabinet by around seventy-two National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Members of Parliament. The cabinet of the Modi government is well-educated and diversified, with ministers holding distinguished degrees from universities across the globe.
After reading the qualifications of Cabinet and State Central Ministers below, you must also read the qualifications of the Chief Ministers of the states of India.
The Modi 3.0 government is expected to see the retention of the departments of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. The BJP has also managed to hold onto all four major cabinet positions. The list of educational backgrounds held by the cabinet members of the Narendra Modi government is presented in this article. This article serves to help students study for competitive exams and improve their exam preparation.
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Here’s an additional glance at some of the most highly educated ministers’ academic backgrounds:
Narendra Modi
Prime Minister
Also in charge of:
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions;
Department of Atomic Energy
Department of Space
All important policy issues
All other portfolios are not allocated to any Minister.
Educational Qualification: Master of Arts (MA) degree in political science from Gujarat University.
Cabinet Ministers
Raj Nath Singh
Minister of Defence
Educational Qualification: M.Sc From Gaurakhpur University in 1971, B.Sc From K.B.P.G College, Mirzapur Gaurakhpur University in 1969.
Amit Shah
Minister of Home Affairs
Minister of Cooperation.
Educational Qualification: S.Y. B.Sc Educated at Gujarat University, Ahmedabad.
Nitin Jairam Gadkari
Minister of Road Transport and Highways
Educational Qualification: M.Com and LL.B from Nagpur University.
Jagat Prakash Nadda
Minister of Health and Family Welfare
Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers.
Educational Qualification: LL.B. from Faculty of Law, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla.
Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Minister of Rural Development
Educational Qualification: Gold Medalist in M. A. (Philosophy) from Barkatullah University Bhopal.
Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman
Minister of Finance
Minister of Corporate Affairs.
Educational Qualification: Master of Arts degree in economics and M.Phil. from Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi in 1984.
Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
Minister of External Affairs.
Educational Qualification: MA in political science and an M.Phil. and PhD in international relations from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), where he specialised in nuclear diplomacy.
Manohar Lal Khattar
Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs
Minister of Power
Educational Qualification: Bachelor’s degree from the University of Delhi.
H. D. Kumaraswamy
Minister of Heavy Industries
Minister of Steel.
Educational Qualification: Bachelor of Science Year 1978-1979, National College Jayanagar Bangalore University
Piyush Goyal
Minister of Commerce and Industry
Educational Qualification: Chartered Accountant and he did Law from Mumbai University
Dharmendra Pradhan
Minister of Education
Educational Qualification: Post-graduate degree in Anthropology from Utkal University in Bhubaneswar.
Jitan Ram Manjhi
Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Educational Qualification: Graduation from Magadh University
Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh
Minister of Panchayati Raj
Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying.
Educational Qualification: Bachelor of Arts (Honors) degree from T.N.B. College, Bhagalpur University.
Sarbananda Sonowal
Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Educational Qualification: B.A.(Hons) in English from Dibrugarh Hanumanbax Surajmall Kanoi College under Dibrugarh University and his LLB from Dibrugarh University and B.C.J from Gauhati University.
Dr. Virendra Kumar
Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment
Educational Qualification: M.A. (Economics), Ph.D (Child Labour) Educated at Dr. Harisingh Gaur University, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh
Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu
Minister of Civil Aviation
Educational Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Purdue University, United States, and an MBA from Long Island University.
Pralhad Joshi
Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
Minister of New and Renewable Energy.
Educational Qualification: B.A. Karnataka University 1983
Jual Oram
Minister of Tribal Affairs
Educational Qualification: Diploma in Electrical Engineering from Utkalmani Gopabandhu Institute of Engineering
Giriraj Singh
Minister of Textiles.
Educational Qualification: Graduate Arts From Magadh University 1971
Ashwini Vaishnaw
Minister of Railways
Minister of Information and Broadcasting
Minister of Electronics and Information Technology
Educational Qualification: MBA From Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania, USA In 2010, M.Tech From Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India In 1994, BE From MBM Engineering College, University of Jodhpur(Now JNV University) in 1992.
Jyotiraditya M. Scindia
Minister of Communications
Minister of Development of North Eastern Region.
Educational Qualification: MBA from Standford University, Graduate School of Business, Palo Alto CA USA in 2001
Bhupender Yadav
Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Educational Qualification: Bachelor of Law (LLB)-1993 Govt. College Ajmer (University of Ajmer)
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
Minister of Culture
Minister of Tourism
Educational Qualification: M.A from Jodhpur University-1989, B.ed from Jodhpur University 1987
Smt. Annapurna Devi
Minister of Women and Child Development
Educational Qualification: Post Graduate (History) From Ranchi University., Graduate, M.U.Bodhgaya.
Kiren Rijiju
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
Minister of Minority Affairs
Educational Qualification: Graduate degree in law (LL.B) from Campus Law Centre, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi.
Hardeep Singh Puri
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Educational Qualification: Master of Arts in History from Hindu College, University of Delhi.
Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya
Minister of Labour and Employment
Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports
Educational Qualification: Masters in Political Science from Bhavnagar University.
G. Kishan Reddy
Minister of Coal
Minister of Mines
Educational Qualification: Diploma in tool design from CITD
Chirag Paswan
Minister of Food Processing Industries
Educational Qualification: A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering at the Institute of Engineering and Technology in Jhansi.
C R Patil
Minister of Jal Shakti
Educational Qualification: Post-school technical training at ITI, Surat.
Ministers of State with Independent Charge
Rao Inderjit Singh
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Planning
Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture
Educational Qualification: L.L.B. from Delhi University in the Year 1974, BA (Hons) from Delhi University in the Year 1971
Dr. Jitendra Singh
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Science and Technology
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Earth Sciences
Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office
Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions;
Minister of State in the Department of Atomic Energy; and
Minister of State in the Department of Space.
Educational Qualification: M.B.B.S., M.D. (Medicine), Fellowship (Diabetes) MNAMS (Diabetes and Endocrinology), Hon.Ph.D.
Arjun Ram Meghwal
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Law and Justice
Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.
Educational Qualification: M.A. (Pol. Science), LL.B., M.B.A
Jadhav Prataprao Ganpatrao
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Ayush
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Educational Qualification: BA Part 1, Nagpur University Nagpur 1979, Shivaji College, Chikhli
Jayant Chaudhary
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education
Educational Qualification: Master’s Degree in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Ministers of State
Jitin Prasada
Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Minister of State in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
Educational Qualification: Degree in commerce from the Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University, and then completed his MBA from International Management Institute, New Delhi.
Shripad Yesso Naik
Minister of State in the Ministry of Power
Minister of State in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
Educational Qualification: B.A. Bombay University-1978
Pankaj Chaudhary
Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance.
Educational Qualification: 12th Pass
Krishan Pal
Minister of State in the Ministry of Cooperation.
Educational Qualification: B.A. in 1979 & LLB In 1985 From Shibli National PG College Azamgarh( Gorakhpur University)
Ramdas Athawale
Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Educational Qualification: 12th Pass
Ram Nath Thakur
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Educational Qualification: 12th Pass
Nityanand Rai
Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Educational Qualification: B.A (Honors) from RN Collage, Hajipur, Bihar University in 1986
Smt. Anupriya Patel
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Educational Qualification: Post Graduate
V. Somanna
Minister of State in the Ministry of Jal Shakti
Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways.
Educational Qualification: V.V. Pura Evening College of Arts & Commerce
Dr. Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani
Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development
Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications.
Educational Qualification: M.D. Internal Medicine at Geisinger Medical Center in Daaville, Pennsylvania USA in Yr- 2005 & MBBS From NTR University of Health Sciences, Andhra Pradesh, Year 1999
Prof. S. P. Singh Baghel
Minister of State in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
Minister of State in the Ministry of Panchayati Raj
Educational Qualification: Ph.D. Year 2004 From Chaudhary Charan Singh University Meerut
SuShobha Karandlaje
Minister of State in the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Employment
Educational Qualification: Post Graduate
Kirtivardhan Singh
Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs
Educational Qualification: Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree from Lucknow University
B. L. Verma
Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Educational Qualification: Post Graduate (Teacher) from Sampurnanand Sanskrit University Varanasi in 2003
Shantanu Thakur
Minister of State in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.
Educational Qualification: B. A. Passed from Karnataka State Open University In 2015 and advanced Diploma in Hospitality Management from Carrick, Educational Qualification: Institute of Education, Sydney, Australia In 2010
Suresh Gopi
Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism.
Educational Qualification: Bachelor of Science degree in Zoology and Master of Arts degree in English literature.
Dr. L. Murugan
Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
Educational Qualification: Doctor of Philosophy (Law), University of Madras, 2019
Ajay Tamta
Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
Educational Qualification: Intermediate From Krishi Inter College Dokad Almorah in 1993
Bandi Sanjay Kumar
Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Educational Qualification: MA Madhurai Khamaraj University, Tamil Naidu
Kamlesh Paswan
Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development.
Educational Qualification: B.A. from D.D.U. University Gorakhpur in 2012
Bhagirath Choudhary
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Educational Qualification: Higher Secondary Pass from Madhyamik Shiksha Board Rajasthan, 1972
Satish Chandra Dubey
Minister of State in the Ministry of Coal
Minister of State in the Ministry of Mines
Educational Qualification: Matric from High School Narkatiaganj, BSIC In 1991
Sanjay Seth
Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence.
Educational Qualification: Graduate
Ravneet Singh
Minister of State in the Ministry of Food Processing Industries
Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways
Educational Qualification: 12th Passed From Guru Nanak Public School Sec-36, Chandigarh in March 1993, CBSE
Durgadas Uikey
Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
Educational Qualification: B.Ed In 1994 & M.A In 2003 From Barkatullah University, Bhopal
Smt. Raksha Nikhil Khadse
Minister of State in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
Educational Qualification: B. Sc (Computer) From Shrimati G G Khadse College Muktainagar Jalgaon In The Year 2010, HSC From KRT Arts, BH Commerce And AM Science College Nashik In The Year 2005
Sukanta Majumdar
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education
Minister of State in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region
Educational Qualification: M.Sc, B.Ed, and a PhD degree in Botany from the University of North Bengal. He is also a professor of Botany at the University of Gour Banga in the Malda district of West Bengal.
Smt. Savitri Thakur
Minister of State in the Ministry of Women and Child Development.
Educational Qualification: 10th Pass
Tokhan Sahu
Minister of State in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Educational Qualification: M.com from Commerce S.N.G. College Mungeli Gurughasidas University Bilaspur in 1996
Raj Bhushan Choudhary
Minister of State in the Ministry of Jal Shakti.
Educational Qualification: M.D from Darbhanga Science Collage, Laheriyasaray in 2008, MBBS from Patliputra Science Collage, in 2000, Intermediate from Hasanpur Collage Hasanpur Road, Samstipur in 1994, Matric from Saraswati School in 1992
Bhupathi Raju Srinivasa Varma
Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries
Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel
Educational Qualification: Post Graduate
Harsh Malhotra
Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Minister of State in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
Educational Qualification: Graduate
Smt. Nimuben Jayantibhai Bambhaniya
Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
Educational Qualification: B. Ed From Gulabray H Sanghvi Education College Bhavnagar, Bhavnagar University
Murlidhar Mohol
Minister of State in the Ministry of Cooperation
Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation
Educational Qualification: B.A. From Shivaji University Kolhapur Shahu College In The Year October 1999
George Kurian
Minister of State in the Ministry of Minority Affairs; and
Minister of State in the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
Educational Qualification: Law Graduate. He also has a degree in Hindi.
Pabitra Margherita
Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs
Minister of State in the Ministry of Textiles.
Educational Qualification: Diploma in Textile Technology from Assam Textile Institute Guwahati Under State Council of Technical Education Assam.
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